"series progressed, their feelings grew. Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series) Dirty Dancing was an American Comedy-drama television series that ran for 11 episodes on CBS from October 29, 1988, until January 21, 1989. It was based on the film ""Dirty Dancing"" but had none of the original cast or crew. It starred Patrick Cassidy as Johnny (Patrick Swayze's character in the film) and Melora Hardin as Baby (Jennifer Grey's character in the film). The television series followed the same basic premise of the film, with a few variations. The series was still set at Kellerman's during the summer of 1963,"
"Dirty Dancing (2017 film) Dirty Dancing is a 2017 American television film directed by Wayne Blair and written by Jessica Sharzer. It is a remake of the 1987 film of the same name. The film stars Abigail Breslin, Colt Prattes, Debra Messing, Bruce Greenwood, Sarah Hyland, Nicole Scherzinger and Tony Roberts. It aired on May 24, 2017, on ABC. In its original broadcast, the film was seen by 6.61 million viewers with a 1.4 Nielsen rating in the 18-49 age demographic and a 5 share. It received negative reviews from a majority of critics, although Scherzinger's performance received praise. The"
"of the original."" ""Dirty Dancing"" averaged a 1.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 6.6 million viewers, airing from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The remake gave ABC its most-watched Wednesday in nearly seven months, but was also considered to be a disappointment in the ratings and lost the evening to the CBS season finale of Survivor. Dirty Dancing (2017 film) Dirty Dancing is a 2017 American television film directed by Wayne Blair and written by Jessica Sharzer. It is a remake of the 1987 film of the same name. The film stars Abigail Breslin, Colt Prattes, Debra Messing, Bruce Greenwood,"
"Dirty (film) Dirty is a 2005 American crime drama film directed by Chris Fisher. The film stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and Clifton Collins, Jr. The film was released in the United States on November 9, 2005. Officer Armando Sancho (Clifton Collins, Jr.) is a former Mal Creado (""badly created"") gang member who is forced to choose between his conscience and his loyalty. Recruited into an undercover, anti-gang unit of the LAPD, Sancho brings his street smarts onto the force that he has sworn to protect. With his partner Salim Adel (Cuba Gooding Jr.), the two patrol LA's streets the only"
"ultimately to God, I think, or Goddess, what ever your concept is on that, the Supreme Being. So, within that, the essence of dance is ""really powerful"". And you can have that with the guy off the street as you can with Baryshnikov."" Miranda Garrison Miranda Garrison (born 1950) is an American actress, dancer, and choreographer, best known for her film choreography. Miranda Garrison came of age in Los Angeles and participated in the Hollywood dance scene. For the 1987 film ""Dirty Dancing"", starring Patrick Swayze, she assisted Kenny Ortega in choreography; she also acted in the film, playing the"
"reunited in ""Red Dawn"" (1984); in 1986, Lowe and Swayze reunited in ""Youngblood"" (1986). His first major success was in the 1985 television miniseries ""North and South"", which was set during the American Civil War. Swayze's breakthrough role came with his performance as dance instructor Johnny Castle in the film ""Dirty Dancing"" (1987), alongside his ""Red Dawn"" co-star Jennifer Grey. ""Dirty Dancing"", a coming of age story, was a low-budget film that was intended to be shown in theaters for one weekend only and then be released on video, but it became a surprise hit and achieved an enormous international"
"success. It was the first film to sell one million copies on video, and as of 2009, it had earned over $214 million worldwide and spawned several alternative versions, ranging from a television series to stage productions to a computer game. Swayze received a Golden Globe Award nomination for the role, and sang one of the songs on the soundtrack, ""She's Like the Wind"", which he had originally co-written with Stacy Widelitz for the film ""Grandview, U.S.A."" (1984). The song became a top-10 hit and has been covered by other artists. After ""Dirty Dancing"", Swayze found himself in great acting"
"in 2004. Jane Brucker Jane Rachel Brucker (born May 14, 1958) is an American actress and screenwriter best known for playing the part of Lisa Houseman, Baby's elder sister in the hit 1987 film ""Dirty Dancing"". Brucker was born in Falls Church, Virginia. She studied theater at the North School of the Arts, and worked with the improv group, First Amendment, in New York. One of her classmates was Bruce Willis. She was married to actor Brian O'Connor from 1986–1993. Their daughter, Sally O'Connor, was born in 1989. In November 2001 she wed photographer Raul Vega; they have a daughter,"
"Jane Brucker Jane Rachel Brucker (born May 14, 1958) is an American actress and screenwriter best known for playing the part of Lisa Houseman, Baby's elder sister in the hit 1987 film ""Dirty Dancing"". Brucker was born in Falls Church, Virginia. She studied theater at the North School of the Arts, and worked with the improv group, First Amendment, in New York. One of her classmates was Bruce Willis. She was married to actor Brian O'Connor from 1986–1993. Their daughter, Sally O'Connor, was born in 1989. In November 2001 she wed photographer Raul Vega; they have a daughter, Rachel, born"
"her thyroid via MRI. The nodule was cancerous and was removed. Grey has stated she believes the cancer was caught before it metastasized and that she is now cancer-free. In January 2017, Grey participated in the Los Angeles 2017 Women's March. Jennifer Grey Jennifer Grey (born March 26, 1960) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the 1980s films ""Ferris Bueller's Day Off"" (1986) and ""Dirty Dancing"" (1987), for which Grey earned a Golden Globe Award nomination. Her television work includes her 2010 victory in season eleven of ""Dancing with the Stars"", and starring in the"
"was used on the soundtrack to the hit movie ""Dirty Dancing"" in 1987, and his earlier albums became collectors' items. He died at the age of 76, from injuries he sustained when he was hit by a car while crossing a street in Manhattan. Lou Perez (musician) Lou Pérez (June 21, 1928 – May 27, 2005) was an American flautist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was one of the most influential and popular ""charanga"" musicians in the 1960s and 1970s, and his music was used in the film ""Dirty Dancing"". He was born in New York City, to parents from"
"of the original ""Mambo-niks"", Michael and Elita, were regulars in the Palladium Ballroom dance competitions and helped to bring the Mambo craze to mainstream America. They worked closely and often with legends such as Tito Puente, Machito, Sammy Davis, Jr., Harry Belafonte and many other stars of the 1950s and 1960s. Terrace is particularly associated with the film ""Dirty Dancing"" (1987). His stories of the formative years of the mambo in the Catskills inspired Eleanor Bergstein's vision of lead character Johnny Castle (played by Patrick Swayze). In his later years, he opened a dance studio in Englewood, NJ, was featured"
"Emile Ardolino Emile Ardolino (May 9, 1943 – November 20, 1993) was an American film director, choreographer, and producer, best known for his films ""Dirty Dancing"" (1987) and ""Sister Act"" (1992). Ardolino was born in Maspeth, a neighborhood of Queens, the son of Italian immigrants Ester (Pesiri) and Emilio Ardolino. He began his career as an actor in off-Broadway productions, but soon moved to the production side of the business. In 1967, he founded Compton-Ardolino Films with Gardner Compton. In the 1970s and 1980s, Ardolino worked for PBS. His profiles of dancers and choreographers for their ""Dance in America"" and"
"Charles Coles Charles “Honi” Coles (April 2, 1911 – November 12, 1992) was an American actor and tap dancer. He was best known for his role as Tito Suarez in the film ""Dirty Dancing"". Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Coles developed his high-speed rhythm tapping on the streets of his hometown. He first went to New York City as one of the Three Millers, who were known for their intricate and difficult dance steps executed on tiny platforms. He later returned to headline at the Apollo Theater. In 1940, while dancing with Cab Calloway's band, he met and teamed with Charles"
"Dirty Filthy Love Dirty Filthy Love is a British single television drama starring Michael Sheen as an architect living with obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome. Directed by Adrian Shergold, the film was first broadcast by ITV on 26 September 2004. It was written by Jeff Pope and Ian Puleston-Davies, who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorders himself. In addition to Michael Sheen, the cast features Shirley Henderson, Anastasia Griffith, Adrian Bower and Claudie Blakley. Sheen's performance was recognised with a Best Actor nomination at the 2005 British Academy Television Awards and both he and Henderson were nominees for 2005 Royal Television Society"
"successful. Rhodes garnered her first non-dance related role in Michael Crichton's 1984 science fiction thriller ""Runaway"" with Tom Selleck, Kirstie Alley and Gene Simmons. Her most notable role was as dance instructor Penny Johnson in the hit 1987 motion picture ""Dirty Dancing"" with Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze. Rhodes' final motion picture role was the character of Vickie Phillips opposite actor Jameson Parker in the sleeper action-adventure movie ""Curse of the Crystal Eye"". Rhodes also appeared as a dancer in music videos, such as ""Rosanna"" by the band Toto, ""The Woman in You"" by the Bee Gees, and ""Don't Mean"
"hell. The production company was changed to Vestron Pictures with Emile Ardolino as director and Linda Gottlieb as producer. Filming took place in Lake Lure, North Carolina and Mountain Lake, Virginia, with the the film's score composed by John Morris and dance choreography by Kenny Ortega. ""Dirty Dancing"" premiered at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 1987 and was released on August 21, 1987 in the United States, earning over $214 million worldwide. It was the first film to sell more than a million copies for home video, and its soundtrack created by Jimmy Ienner generating two multi-platinum"
"Dirty Harry Dirty Harry is a 1971 American action crime thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the ""Dirty Harry"" series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Inspector ""Dirty"" Harry Callahan. The film drew upon the actual case of the Zodiac Killer as the Callahan character seeks out a similar vicious psychopath. ""Dirty Harry"" was a critical and commercial success and set the style for a whole genre of police films. It was followed by four sequels: ""Magnum Force"" in 1973, ""The Enforcer"" in 1976, ""Sudden"
"Miranda Garrison Miranda Garrison (born 1950) is an American actress, dancer, and choreographer, best known for her film choreography. Miranda Garrison came of age in Los Angeles and participated in the Hollywood dance scene. For the 1987 film ""Dirty Dancing"", starring Patrick Swayze, she assisted Kenny Ortega in choreography; she also acted in the film, playing the part of Vivian Pressman. For the 1988 film ""Salsa"", she acted the part of Luna, the owner of a Los Angeles salsa club and a romantic interest. In this film, she danced numbers from her own work as the choreographer. In the 1990"
"Awards. ""Dirty Filthy Love"" won the Best Single Drama category at the RTS Awards. It was released on DVD in the United States in 2005 by Hart Sharp Video in association with The Sundance Channel. Mark Furness (Sheen), once a successful architect, finds it increasingly difficult to control his ""bad habits"", such as climbing stairs in a strange sequence, swearing involuntarily and washing himself compulsively. His wife, Stevie (Griffith) asks him to leave their home, so he seeks solace with his best friends Nathan (Bower) and Kathy (Blakley), who take him under their wing. His life gets even worse when,"
"Dirty Harry (film series) Dirty Harry is an American film series featuring San Francisco Police Department Homicide Division Inspector ""Dirty"" Harry Callahan who is notorious for being extremely violent and ruthless in his methods, and a danger for any partner assigned to him. Actor Clint Eastwood portrayed Callahan in all five of the series' films. ""Dirty Harry"" (1971) was directed by Don Siegel and starred Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan. Harry tracks serial killer Scorpio (loosely based on the Zodiac killer). Eastwood's iconic portrayal of the blunt-speaking, unorthodox detective set the style for a number of his subsequent roles, and"
"Dirty Grandpa Dirty Grandpa is a 2016 American comedy film about a lawyer who drives his grandfather to Florida during spring break. The film was directed by Dan Mazer and written by John Phillips. It stars Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Aubrey Plaza, and Zoey Deutch. Filming began on January 19, 2015, in Atlanta and ended on May 9. It was theatrically released on January 22, 2016, by Lionsgate and received scathing reviews from critics, but succeeded in the box office, grossing over $105 million worldwide. Jason Kelly is a lawyer who works for his father. Jason's grandmother dies, and"
"Patsy Swayze Yvonne Helen ""Patsy"" Swayze (nee Karnes; February 7, 1927 – September 16, 2013) was an American film choreographer, dancer, and dance instructor. Her credits included the choreography for ""Urban Cowboy"", ""Liar's Moon"" and ""Hope Floats"". Her five children included the actors Patrick Swayze and Don Swayze. She has been credited with having trained Patrick in dance, leading to his starring role in ""Dirty Dancing"" in 1987. Swayze was the daughter of Gladys Mae (Snell) and Victor Elliott Karnes. She married Jesse Wayne Swayze, an engineering draftsman. The couple had five children. The family lived on Wakefield Street in"
"Patsy Swayze Yvonne Helen ""Patsy"" Swayze (nee Karnes; February 7, 1927 – September 16, 2013) was an American film choreographer, dancer, and dance instructor. Her credits included the choreography for ""Urban Cowboy"", ""Liar's Moon"" and ""Hope Floats"". Her five children included the actors Patrick Swayze and Don Swayze. She has been credited with having trained Patrick in dance, leading to his starring role in ""Dirty Dancing"" in 1987. Swayze was the daughter of Gladys Mae (Snell) and Victor Elliott Karnes. She married Jesse Wayne Swayze, an engineering draftsman. The couple had five children. The family lived on Wakefield Street in"
"by Ethel Merman, were released and shown posthumously. Ardolino is buried beside his parents at St. John Cemetery in New York. Emile Ardolino Emile Ardolino (May 9, 1943 – November 20, 1993) was an American film director, choreographer, and producer, best known for his films ""Dirty Dancing"" (1987) and ""Sister Act"" (1992). Ardolino was born in Maspeth, a neighborhood of Queens, the son of Italian immigrants Ester (Pesiri) and Emilio Ardolino. He began his career as an actor in off-Broadway productions, but soon moved to the production side of the business. In 1967, he founded Compton-Ardolino Films with Gardner Compton."
"Dirty Ho Dirty Ho (爛頭何 ""Lan tou He"") is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts-comedy film directed by Lau Kar-leung and starring Gordon Liu and Wong Yue. Master Wang is actually the 11th prince of Manchuria in disguise. Posing as a sophisticated jewellery dealer and connoisseur of fine art and wine, the prince is trying to determine which of the other 14 heirs to the throne is trying to assassinate him. A jewel thief, Dirty Ho (Wong Yue) runs afoul of the prince, who uses Wong Yue to help him flush out his enemies. Wang is a martial arts expert,"
"Patrick Swayze Patrick Wayne Swayze (; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, dancer, singer, and songwriter. Having gained fame with appearances in films during the 1980s, he became popular for playing tough guys and romantic lead males, gaining him a wide fan base with female audiences, and status as a teen idol and sex symbol. He was named by ""People"" magazine as its Sexiest Man Alive in 1991. During his career Swayze received three Golden Globe Award nominations, for ""Dirty Dancing"" (1987), ""Ghost"" (1990), and ""To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar"" (1995). His"
"as a car chase, barroom brawl, defusing bombs and ""Feel Lucky"" mode. Dirty Harry (film series) Dirty Harry is an American film series featuring San Francisco Police Department Homicide Division Inspector ""Dirty"" Harry Callahan who is notorious for being extremely violent and ruthless in his methods, and a danger for any partner assigned to him. Actor Clint Eastwood portrayed Callahan in all five of the series' films. ""Dirty Harry"" (1971) was directed by Don Siegel and starred Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan. Harry tracks serial killer Scorpio (loosely based on the Zodiac killer). Eastwood's iconic portrayal of the blunt-speaking, unorthodox"
"confrontation with Stevie, in the course of which it is discovered that Charlotte's long hair is a wig worn to disguise her hair loss from trichotillomania, he recognises her true worth and they begin a romantic relationship themselves. Dirty Filthy Love Dirty Filthy Love is a British single television drama starring Michael Sheen as an architect living with obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome. Directed by Adrian Shergold, the film was first broadcast by ITV on 26 September 2004. It was written by Jeff Pope and Ian Puleston-Davies, who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorders himself. In addition to Michael Sheen, the cast"
"also included in the book ""1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"". The first music video from ""Dirty"" was for ""100%"". It was directed by Tamra Davis and Spike Jonze, and shot in Los Angeles. Much of the video footage was shot by Jonze while riding on a skateboard, following others in the streets (including then-skateboarder, now-actor Jason Lee). The video also alluded to the shooting death of Cole, but is not specifically about him, and more about friendship between two skateboarders. Sonic Youth is shown playing a house party throughout the film. Gordon plays a yellow Fender bass"
"2004 in Australia. Eleanor Bergstein Eleanor Bergstein (born 1938) is an American writer, known for writing and co-producing ""Dirty Dancing"", a popular 1980s film based in large part on her own childhood. Bergstein was born in 1938 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. She has one older sister, Frances in her Jewish family. Their father Joseph was a doctor, leaving much of the care of the girls to their mother Sarah. The family spent summers in the luxury resorts Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel in the Catskill Mountains, and while her parents were playing golf, Bergstein was dancing. She"
"also described it as ""very violent"" and ""very romantic"" and like """"El Topo"" meets ""Dirty Dancing"""". The film stars Jason Momoa, Jim Carrey and Keanu Reeves. It premiered at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2016 and won the Special Jury prize. It was well received by critics but, there were racist allegations against ""The Bad Batch."" It was reported that during a promotional Q&A a woman approached Amirpour and "" was confronted by a woman named Bianca Xiunse, who demanded to know why all the black characters in the movie were killed."" Amirpour's responses was ""Amirpour"
"Dirty Deeds (2002 film) Dirty Deeds is a 2002 film shot in Australia. It was directed by noted fringe director David Caesar and stars Bryan Brown, Toni Collette, Sam Neill, Sam Worthington, John Goodman and Andrew Sommerich and produced by Nine Films and Television, the film and television production arm of the Nine Network, owned by PBL Media, now Nine Entertainment Co. Barry Ryan is a late 1960s Australian mobster who controls the Sydney gambling scene and is making huge profits from casino slot machines. His profitable venture attracts the unwanted attention of the American Mafia, who attempt to secure"